I bought HLR's caramel au beurre salé (8 euros) and the taste is absolute heaven. I wish he had a version WITHOUT the eclats/almonds chips. Nothing to do with nut allergies. I like my sauce smooooth. What about you? I sieved out the almonds I must confess...

It's essential to taste in order to capture the true essence of caramel no?

A mini ange is added...

Later a glop of caramel is added to the bread (which sat on my table for a week and still tasted wonderful). In about 15 days we can all OD at the Salon du Chocolat. Henri Le Roux will be there at #D27.Frederic Cassel will be nearby at #D28, so you can comparison taste the caramel au beurre sales. MIAM.

I just sampled my first salted caramel macaron..truth be told less than 1/2 of one..i am smapling..Jacques is eating..Delish..Your jars are so pretty with the writing..:)

And all your salted caramel colors as delicious as the real thing..Packaging surely plays a part in the price of the very $$ one..Pretty.David Dewey's book as well as the palette book have been ordered and shipped:)I wonder where nancy is right now?maybe one day this week you will both be in the same place:)

The golden glow of the caramel in your paintings here goes beyond the little palette guide & beyond the images in the photos, for me anyway.... Amazes me that your watercolors & Dewey's look so natural & spontaneous, but you show us that you work hard with exercises & studies...something for me to keep in mind...These watercolors for me are more delicious than eating caramel!

You sieved out the almonds? Quel horreur! Oh, well, it is all good stuff---how can one go wrong with butter, salt and sugar? For me, it is more heavenly than chocolate. Love the caramel colors, too. Right on!

FANTASTIC PAINTINGS...so chic.INSPIRATION.IDEAS.FUN.IRONYA VISIT TO A PARIS SWEET SHOPTASTESYOUR APARTMENT...'my little Paris kitchen' indeedPAINTING IDEAS...I look at the way you paint caramel and the way you paint glass...and the way you paint lighting hitting a baguette...the sense of light on one edge...and am full of admiraiton. bravo to you DIANE

I had the pleasure of bringing home one of those cute little jars from Georges Larnicol last October, and of course, after consuming the contents, wished I had brought home a case. Will be looking for more of this caramel concoction when I get back to Paris next year! Do love your watercolors, and look forward to all of your posts re the wonders of Paris.

I had to turn off the computer and go downstairs and eat some chocolate after reading today's post...If I gain back all the weight I've so slowly lost over the last two months, I'm blaming you (and by extension, Paris).

One of my regrets from last trip is not buying a jar at Henri Le Roux. I visited his delightful shop on our last visit and the vendeuse was lovely then too. I do have an unopened jar of Pierre Marcolini in the cupboard that I'm saving for a desperate moment. We tried the Georges Larnicol too.

Of course you sieved out the almonds! What is the point of totally unctuous luxurious creamy caramel if you have to knock against the nut chips? I'm with you all the way on this one!Some pretty wonderful colors on your pages!

I'm a member of the creamy caramel club.I was hoping to be in Paris for the Salon du Chocolat this month,but must postpone trip to early Dec.I do love the Christmas excitement.Thanks for all of your research

All this looks so yummy/ You know I think I have a watercolor pallet books somewhere in this house I needto look for. Unless its for oils but that would be a good thing to have. Thanks for the reminder.

Of course you had to eat all that CBS to make sure you got the colour right for your fantastic paintings. J'adore ' le petit ange.'I'm still trying to aquire The Watercolor Painters Pocket Palette . Looks like 'a must have 'Barbara L